Southern Rhodesia 1944 penny

Stephen Album internet sale 28, lot 1331

This specimen was lot 1331 in Stephen Album internet sale 28 (Santa Rosa, CA, July 2024), where it sold for $72. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SOUTHERN RHODESIA: George VI, 1936-1952, AE penny, 1944, a wonderful example, PCGS graded MS64 RB." Southern Rhodesia, named after diamond magnate Cecil Rhodes, was created a self-governing colony of Britain in 1923. Coinage commenced in 1932. The colony was federated with Northern Rhodesia in 1956 but is now Zimbabwe. This type was struck 1942-44 and 1947 and has a low catalog value.

Recorded mintage: 960,000.

Specification: bronze.

Catalog reference: KM-8a.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Internet Auction 28, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.

Link to:

• 1942 penny, bronze
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• 1944 half penny
• New Zealand 1944 penny
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• 1944 sixpence
• 1944 shilling
• 1944 2 shillings
• 1944 half crown
• Coins and currency dated 1944